Instructors

Meet the Instructors

Hannah Adkins, LMT

Hannah Adkins is a licensed massage therapist through the state of Colorado. She is a graduate from DIMS (2014) and returned to teach after developing her own practice and expanding her skillset. She trained extensively in Thai Yoga Massage in Southeast Asia, as well as Deep Tissue & Sports techniques, Craniosacral Therapy, Trauma Touch Therapy and Reiki. Before massage school, she finished her Bachelor’s degree, expecting to continue in graduate studies in Somatic Psychology. But, she fell in love with bodywork, being a bodyworker, and is a dedicated massage therapist. She believes that the field of bodywork is for lifelong learners who are equally curious as they are compassionate. Hannah teaches and guides with a gentle spirit while preparing students to be confident, successful, and informed massage therapists.

Eric Howell, MBA, BS, BFA

Certified to teach in the state of Colorado, Eric has been training students in anatomy and physiology for the past 16 years. Through human dissection work at CU Boulder and course instruction at Red Rocks Community College and the Denver Integrative Massage School, Eric has worked with hundreds of students in their pursuit of self knowledge. With a passion for learning and the learning process, Eric brings an objective based learning style coupled with the latest trends in technology learning to the classroom.

Emory Crebo Wilder, M.D., LMT

Emory’s has an M.D. from the Washington University School of Medicine, and he currently holds a Lecturer position in Integrative Therapies at Metropolitan State University of Denver, along with teaching part time in the Holistic Health programs at Red Rocks Community College and Georgian Court University.

Emory’s eight years of teaching includes a wide variety of classes in integrative health, such as Stress Management, Yoga, Energy Medicine, Health and the Environment, CAM Therapies, and Mind/Body Health. Along with a selection of Western classes in Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy, Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Medical Terminology, he has taught nearly the entire 500-hour Massage Therapy program at the Community College of Denver and has been a massage therapist since 2003. Perhaps like many, he has found his best learning and teaching to be informal, spontaneous, unique, and unrepeatable as well as completely exhilarating!

Hillary Olsen Hilliard, LMT, RTT, RYT

Hillary is one of the first practitioners in the Denver area to practice and promote the amazing healing arts of Thai Yoga Massage and Thai Herbal Compresses. Hillary has had extensive training in Thailand, and her practice and teaching draws mainly from the Northern (Chiang Mai) style. She founded Textured Motion seven years ago. She is a Registered Massage Therapist in Colorado, a Registered Thai Therapist and a Registered Yoga Therapist. Her studies have been unique because she has chosen to study with many, different schools in Thailand. She has created the “Textured Motion” style of Thai Massage, by gathering all of her training and knowledge into one style that really speaks to our generation and to the society with which we live. Hillary began to teach eight years ago because she wanted to share her knowledge and experience with others. Hillary has taken her knowledge of Thai massage and the Thai culture and made it more accessible and available for the American student, i.e. bringing in anatomy awareness, medical terminology, and answering the “Whys”.